Post by yjsaabman on Nov 3, 2012 9:57:36 GMT -5
So as most of you know, by now, Sharon and I bought a house about a month ago. We started talking about it and determined now was the time before the election and who-knows-what happens to the housing market next year. We liked the general area we were in and only moved from one side of town to the other. We would up with 1500 sq/ft Cape Cod on about a 1/4 acre in a nice neighborhood. With some painting, some trim work, and the like, it's starting to feel like our's, and like home. ;D
And, as any good gearhead will tell you, a garage was a must! It's nothing huge or spectacular, but when I'm done with it it will be a good work space, and that's the most important thing. Just a humble 20'x15' 1+ car garage behind the house, but it's my man cave, so let the makeover begin!
Most of this was accomplished over about 2 weeks worth of nights and weekends. At this point I'm about $500 into the whole project. The first step was having the previous owners replace the roof and repair the termite damage. That gave us this to start with.
Next job was cleaning and disassembly to clear the floor for paint, and the walls for insulation and wiring.
Next task was to epoxy paint the floor. So far this was the best move, evar! I used the Behr kit that comes in the bucket thing from Home Depot. The $75 kit was enough to cover my approx 300 sq ft floor, despite saying its for 200-250 sq ft. The kit includes an etching cleaner, paint and activator, texture flakes, 2" edging brush, and roller cover. I cleaned the floor on a Saturday evening and painted it on a Sunday. The floor then had close to 30 hrs of cure time before even walking on it and over 48 hrs until I put any furniture on it. They say 72 hours before driving on it, and mine had almost 2 weeks before it saw tire traffic.
The next few steps were finished over a few week nights. It started on a Wednesday with my buddy and I pulling about 150' of wiring. I'll have a total of 8 double outlets (what I had boxes for). 6 will be regular 15A circuits, and two will be higher amperage for heavier equipment.
The corner by the walk through door is where the electrical comes in. There's currently only a 15A service coming into the garage, and that will be getting upgraded. Before that can be upgraded, though, the weak 60A box in the house needs to be upgraded to handle the extra service to the garage. These steps will add more cost than anything, as the amount of wiring (10-3) to simply run it from the house box to the garage is not cheap. This will come in time, but we had to lay the ground work while we could.
Next came insulation. I got most of it insulated, by myself, over the next two nights.
And finally some drywall to finish it off. I've gotten more finished up since these pics were taken, but time just ran out on getting it finished before the Cabby had to be out of the old garage. I also still have some lighting upgrades to install and some final setup to finish, but here's how it's coming together. The shelves and work bench have been solidly affixed to the walls.
And with the Cabby and a bunch of other crap packed in for "Super Storm Sandy."
And, as any good gearhead will tell you, a garage was a must! It's nothing huge or spectacular, but when I'm done with it it will be a good work space, and that's the most important thing. Just a humble 20'x15' 1+ car garage behind the house, but it's my man cave, so let the makeover begin!
Most of this was accomplished over about 2 weeks worth of nights and weekends. At this point I'm about $500 into the whole project. The first step was having the previous owners replace the roof and repair the termite damage. That gave us this to start with.
Next job was cleaning and disassembly to clear the floor for paint, and the walls for insulation and wiring.
Next task was to epoxy paint the floor. So far this was the best move, evar! I used the Behr kit that comes in the bucket thing from Home Depot. The $75 kit was enough to cover my approx 300 sq ft floor, despite saying its for 200-250 sq ft. The kit includes an etching cleaner, paint and activator, texture flakes, 2" edging brush, and roller cover. I cleaned the floor on a Saturday evening and painted it on a Sunday. The floor then had close to 30 hrs of cure time before even walking on it and over 48 hrs until I put any furniture on it. They say 72 hours before driving on it, and mine had almost 2 weeks before it saw tire traffic.
The next few steps were finished over a few week nights. It started on a Wednesday with my buddy and I pulling about 150' of wiring. I'll have a total of 8 double outlets (what I had boxes for). 6 will be regular 15A circuits, and two will be higher amperage for heavier equipment.
The corner by the walk through door is where the electrical comes in. There's currently only a 15A service coming into the garage, and that will be getting upgraded. Before that can be upgraded, though, the weak 60A box in the house needs to be upgraded to handle the extra service to the garage. These steps will add more cost than anything, as the amount of wiring (10-3) to simply run it from the house box to the garage is not cheap. This will come in time, but we had to lay the ground work while we could.
Next came insulation. I got most of it insulated, by myself, over the next two nights.
And finally some drywall to finish it off. I've gotten more finished up since these pics were taken, but time just ran out on getting it finished before the Cabby had to be out of the old garage. I also still have some lighting upgrades to install and some final setup to finish, but here's how it's coming together. The shelves and work bench have been solidly affixed to the walls.
And with the Cabby and a bunch of other crap packed in for "Super Storm Sandy."